SR917 DAY ONE TROOP MEETING
Lead Troop to Handicraft Lodge - Two quartermasters are US and Troop 1 Flag Bearers
BE = Bill, CS = Chuck, DC = Dan, NF = Nancy, Flag bearers = &
1:00
BE:Welcome to our first Troop Meeting
BE:We are going to begin today with our pre-opening activities. Troop Guides please take charge of your patrols for Patrol Introductions and Woggle Tying.
1:25
BE:Congratulations on mastering the art of Woggle tying. It is an art that you will never forget. Please give our Scoutmaster, Chuck Smith, your attention as we move to the next part of our meeting.
CS:Scouts, we have a special ceremony to conduct at this time. The circle of our troop is about to enlarge to welcome new members. This is a tradition with Troop 1; every one of us was inducted into the Troop with the same ceremony.
Some joining today may be new to scouting. Some are already experienced in Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, or Venturing, or any combination of these programs. Senior Patrol Leader will you begin the ceremony?
BE:Troop Guides, will you present those who are ready to be received into the fellowship of our troop. (The Troop guides ask patrol members to stand one at time and introduce themselves to the rest of the Troop by name)
1:40
BE:Troop Guides, will you please join me
(picks up lit candle from table) This candle represents the Spirit of Scouting. As we welcome you into the fellowship of Troop 1, we want you to think about what it is to be a Boy Scout.
Sure, it's lots of fun but it's much more than that. It's about getting along with other people. It's doing your part, helping others all the time, and learning to lead. It's about living up to the Scout Oath and Law not just when you're in the Troop or in uniform or at scout meetings, but all the time-24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. It's about doing a good turn every day and being prepared. That is what the Spirit of Scouting means to us in Troop 1. Now, listen to the meaning of the Scout Law as presented by your Troop Guides.
Troop Guides step forward one at time and recite points, in order. While Bill lights candles, Troop guide circles to back of line and Chuck reads the narrative that goes along with the each point.
CS:Friends, you have heard the Scout Law. Will you do your best to live up to it? If so, please say, "I will".
DC:As a final step in becoming a member of Troop 1, I ask each of you to stand, raise your right hand in the Scout Sign and repeat the Scout Oath with me. Don't just say the words---mean them, because it's your oath, your promise to live the life of a Scout as a member of Troop 1 now and always. (As Dan and the Troop recite the Scout Oath, Bill lights the candles representing the duties of the Scout Oath.)
CS:As you have committed yourself to the Scout Oath and Law, I now declare that each of you is an official member of Troop 1. Will each Troop Guide bring a patrol representative forward with their patrol flag? (Chuck awards a Scout Rank patch to each patrol by affixing it to their flag).
NF:Leads Troop in “On my Honor” (pg ______in Song Book)
CS:We will now present each of you with your Troop 1 neckerchief
(Troop Guides present the new Scouts with their Troop 1 neckerchiefs and name tags)
CS:Let us now welcome our new members
All Staff shake hands with OFS
1:55
BE:Troop Guides, would you now lead your patrols to your respective meeting places outside at the picnic tables for skills instruction and patrol corner time. Please be sure to elect Patrol leaders and other leadership positions for entire course, create a patrol cheer and begin working on a patrol totem.
2:30
BE:Okay, now let us have a little fun and competition between the patrols.
First, let me have a member from each patrol, not the patrol leader; that will be willing to serve as a judge for our game. Judges come forward and get instructions on which patrol to monitor and how to declare a winner.
Now, will the patrol leader of each patrol please come forward? Hand each patrol a puzzle box and instruct them not to open it until given the signal.
In each box, you will find a puzzle. We will have a race to see which patrol will be the first to complete theirs. Please begin.
As the patrol leaders bring up their extra pieces, give them another piece and say “ this might work, and if not come back and we'll try again"
After a winner is declared start the discussion.
BE:Which patrol won, and why? Could the ______patrol rise and give us their cheer?
What did the patrols do when they found they had an extra piece and were missing a piece? Be sure to stress the role of the patrol leader and senior patrol leader relationship. It’s the SPL responsibility not to solve the PL’s problems but to help him find a solution
Did the winning patrol have a plan for a particular approach to the task?
Did any of the patrols divide the work into sections?
Did a leader emerge in the group? Was it the patrol leader?
2:40
BE:It is now time to have our patrol leaders installed into their positions. Will the newly elected Patrol Leaders come forward, place your left hand on the Troop flag and give the Scout Sign.
CS:Patrol Leaders, please repeat after me. I promise to do my best to be worthy of the office of patrol leader, for the sake of the Scouts in my patrol and Troop, and in the world brotherhood of Scouting. Congratulations! Bill and Chuck shake hands with all.
BE:Mr. Scoutmaster, do you have in Scoutmaster's minute for us to close today's meeting?
SMScoutmaster Minute #1
2:45
BE:This concludes today's Troop meeting. Please join me outside as we reform our Troop and march back to the Dining Hall. Once there, please take a quick break and be at your seats for a Patrol Leader Council Meeting at 3:00.
Please bring chairs to the PLC
Patrol Leaders, Please take charge of your Patrols
Troop Dismissed
Troop Meeting #1
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